On the morning of April 19, Beijing time, the fifth day of the table tennis Macau World Cup kicked off, and the two major rivals of national table tennis - Japanese star Tomokazu Zhangmoto and Sweden's Carlberg appeared on the stage to impact the first semi-final ticket.
As early as 2019, Tomokazu Zhang defeated Ma Long and others and won the men's singles runner-up in the World Cup, and now he has broken into the semi-finals again, can he hit the gold medal?
Highlights of the game
Zhang Benzhihe and Carlberg are all outstanding male table tennis players in the current foreign association, the former has broken through the national table tennis defense line many times, is an important opponent of the Chinese team, and has defeated Ma Long in the World Cup, won the men's singles runner-up; although the latter's results are not very outstanding, but the record is conspicuous, has defeated famous players many times, and is also the first athlete to break through the national table tennis men's singles defense line in this World Cup.
Prior to this, Tomokazu Zhang and Carlberg had played against each other in international competitions and European leagues, and they won and lost each other, so the two are no strangers, and this battle is also unpredictable to win or lose, Carlberg has a slight advantage, but this time whoever wins or loses is possible, and it is difficult to predict the result.
The process of the game
After the start of the game, Tomokazu Zhang was slow to enter the state, and the forehand error made him quickly fall into passivity, while Carlberg played more stable, and the offensive and defensive transformation was free, successfully curbing the backhand speed advantage of Tomokazu Zhangmoto and the near platform, although the Japanese players chased the score to 9 draws in a row, but then they were attacked by Carlberg and lost the defense, and finally lost 9-11 and lost the first game.
In the second game, Zhang Benzhihe won with fast and slow, and successfully adjusted the right and pressed the left in the near platform, first broke through the opponent's forehand, and then returned to the backhand to suppress it, the effect was very good, and then won back a city with 11-7.
In the third game, the two sides were still strong confrontations, the score continued to draw, and at the critical moment, Zhang Benzhihe took the lead in winning the game, but after the lead, he called a timeout and plummeted, and finally lost 9-11, and the situation was not good.
In the fourth game, Tomokazu Zhang was not discouraged, and took a 7-1, 9-2 lead not long after he came on the court, but then although there were a series of mistakes, he lost 6 points in a row after being pressed by Carlberg step by step, and he was about to be tied up, but he finally stabilized his position by means of serving and receiving the serve and directly attacking, and finally won 11-9, and the two sides returned to the same running line.
In the fifth game, Tomokazu Zhang still won through the hair extension, breaking through Carlberg by twisting and pulling in the table, while the other party increased the threat of forehand grabbing, the two did not give in to each other, although the lead was tied with Zhangmotokazu, but then found an opportunity in Carlberg's forehand position, and finally won 11-9, reversing the big score while forcing the opponent into a desperate situation.
In the sixth game, the Swedish player lost the battle with his back and even made a service error, Zhang Benzhihe struck the final blow while the iron was hot, and finally ended the battle 11-4, thus achieving a reversal and advancing to the semifinals with a big score of 4-2, and continuing to attack the championship.